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The attorney for a woman who was refused an abortion in Louisiana even though her fetus has an unformed skull is calling on the legislature to hold a special session and clarify the law. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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And the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announces a 25-million dollar grant from the federal government that will go towards cleaning up abandoned wells. D-N-R spokesperson Patrick Courreges says they can begin spending the money on October 1st
DNR is seeking qualified contractors to plug, cap, and reclaim these orphaned wells.
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A preliminary settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit against Bob Dean over the evacuation of more than 800 nursing home patients to a warehouse last year during Hurricane Ida. Blair Constant, one of the attorneys representing patients, says a trial date of October 3rd has been set.
This would equate to approximately $17- thousand for each patient.
And while in the midst of a petition recall to recall her following a taxpayer-funded trip to France, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell showed up in court in support of a 14-year-old convicted carjacker and his family. The mayor says she “didn’t take sides”, but victim Stephanie Uddo disagrees. Uddo says Cantrell reached out to the perpetrator and his family, but never her. The mayor’s office says she didn’t know how. Uddo says Cantrell apparently didn’t want to
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Uddo and the other victims would like an apology from Cantrell.
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